remittance man

短语

[法] 依靠国内汇款生活的人

词形变化

remittance men 复数 remittance men

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land (often from Britain to a colony) and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he does not come back.

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